Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society Volume No. 32, Issue No. 1, January - June 2019 Zhang Tong * Yu Jinshan** Zhang Xuepei*** Yang He*** The Inheritance and Development of Islamic Culture in Heilongjiang, Region of China Abstract The Hui is one of the 55 minority nationalities region in China. It is popular all over the country for special historical reasons. Compared with Qinghai, Gansu and Xinjiang, the proportion of Hui population in Heilongjiang Province is smaller. Unlike other places in Northwest China, Heilongjiang is not a centralized show area of Islam. The historical development of Islam in Heilongjiang has its own characteristics. Unlike the local religion in Heilongjiang (Shamanism), Islam is not a native religion there. Unlike Taoism and Buddhism, which were introduced into Heilongjiang in the early period, Islam is still a young religion with a history of only 300 years. The development of Hui population and the spread of Islam in Heilongjiang are relatively special. Similarly, the language, culture, diet and even life etiquette of the Hui people in Heilongjiang gradually show the trend of localization in Heilongjiang. Throughout the historical process of Hui immigration to Heilongjiang in different stages, this paper studies the contribution and influence of the historical development of Heilongjiang and introduces the development history and culture of the Hui nationality with Heilongjiang characteristics, as well as the inheritance of religion. Key words: Heilongjiang Hui Islamic Mosque 1.0 Introduction The Hui is one of the 55 minority nationalities region in China. It is popular all over the country for special historical reasons. Compared with Qinghai, Gansu and Xinjiang, the proportion of Hui population in Heilongjiang Province is smaller. Unlike other places in Northwest China, Heilongjiang is not a centralized show area of Islam. The historical development of Islam in Heilongjiang has its own characteristics. Unlike the local religion in Heilongjiang (Shamanism), Islam is not a native religion there. Unlike Taoism and Buddhism, which were introduced into Heilongjiang in the early period, Islam is still a young religion with a history of * Ph.D. Schorlar, Department of History and Pakistan Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China. ** Ph.D. Schorlar, Department of History and Pakistan Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China. *** Ph.D. Schorlar, Department of History and Pakistan Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China *** Ph.D. Schorlar, Department of History and Pakistan Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore Pakistan, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, China 93 JPUHS, Vol.32, No.1, January - June, 2019 only 300 years. The development of Hui population and the spread of Islam in Heilongjiang are relatively special. Similarly, the language, culture, diet and even life etiquette of the Hui people in Heilongjiang gradually show the trend of localization in Heilongjiang. Throughout the historical process of Hui immigration to Heilongjiang in different stages, this paper studies the contribution and influence of the historical development of Heilongjiang and introduces the development history and culture of the Hui nationality with Heilongjiang characteristics, as well as the inheritance of religion. 2.0 Historical Origin of Hui Nationality and Overview of Heilongjiang Nationality Hui is the abbreviation of Hui nationality. The formation of Hui nationality can be traced back to the early Tang Dynasty. During the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the Hui nationality had spread all over the country. So, there was a distribution pattern of "returning to the world in the Yuan Dynasty". With the Mongolian Empire's expropriation of the surrounding tribes, the Mongolian nobles finally established the Yuan Dynasty. The Yuan Dynasty was another period of great unification in Chinese feudal society. At that time, China was unprecedentedly powerful and had a vast territory. Its political, economic and cultural influence was of great importance in the world. A large number of Arabs and Persians from West Asia, North Africa and Central Asia came to China to do business and become officials. They lived together, intermarried and merged with Chinese Mongolians, Uygurs and Han, and eventually formed a new ethnic group: Hui. Heilongjiang is located in the northeast corner of China's territorial territory, which is connected with the mountains and rivers of Russia. Heilongjiang's unique historical conditions and excellent geographical environment are the common home for many ethnic groups to thrive and multiply. Among them, twelve ethnic groups are the inhabitants of Heilongjiang Province. From the most to the least, they are Han, Manchu, Korean, Mongolian, Hui, Daur, Xibo, Hezhe, Oroqen, Ewenki, Kirgiz and Russian (2010 data). The Hui population in Heilongjiang Province has 12304 people (2000), ranking fourth in the total number of ethnic minorities in Heilongjiang Province. Unlike the Manchu, Mongolian, Daur, Xibo, Hezhe, Oroqen and Ewenki nationalities, the Hui is not, strictly speaking, an indigenous people in Heilongjiang Province. It moved to Heilongjiang through a series of historical reasons. The immigration of Hui people into Heilongjiang mainly takes four ways: exile (prisoner), immigration, business and missionary. 3.0 The Three Historical Stages of Hui's Migration into Heilongjiang Province in the Mainland and Their Historical Contributions 3.1 Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) The earliest immigration of Hui people was closely related to the policy of immigration on the real side of the Qing Dynasty[1]. The immigration of Hui people to Heilongjiang began in the early Qing Dynasty. In the early Qing Dynasty, immigrants began to reclaim land, and Hui people gradually entered Heilongjiang to settle down. Moreover, in order to stabilize society and restore agricultural production and develop economy in Northeast China, the Qing 94 The Inheritance and Development of Islamic Culture in Heilongjiang, Region of China government issued the "Recruitment Regulations for People in Eastern Liaoning" in the Ten Years of Shunzhi (1653), offering "rewards" to the people in the northern provinces, immigrating to Northeast China from Shandong and other places. Some Hui people entered some places in Heilongjiang successfully. [2] After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Hui nationalities around the country launched an armed uprising against the Qing government. After the failure of the anti-Qing struggle of the Hui people in the mainland, most of them were escorted to Heilongjiang as exiles. During Xianfeng and Tongzhi years, the Hui uprising swept Yunnan and Northwest China. On the one hand, the Qing Dynasty carried out military repression, on the other hand, decomposed the resistance of the Hui people and sent a large number of Hui people to the border areas. Among them, a considerable number of Hui people were sent to Heilongjiang. Generally speaking, the Hui people in the way of dispensing are mostly on duty with the Manchus in Qiqihar and Nenjiang. Most of the Hui people who were sent to Heilongjiang stayed there and settled down.[3] From the beginning of the Qing Dynasty to the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the number of Hui people in Heilongjiang Province showed an increasing trend. During this period, the Hui people who moved to Heilongjiang mainly engaged in agricultural production. However, at that time, the immigration of Hui population in Heilongjiang region was limited in both scale and quantity. The Hui people who moved to Heilongjiang at that time, whether they were recruited or distributed, were generally small in scale and small in number, ranging from several to dozens.[4] At the end of Qing Dynasty, Heilongjiang was invaded by Czarist Russia. The Qing government had to abandon the policy of encirclement and prohibition in Northeast China, which undoubtedly facilitated the immigration of Hui people from inland areas to Northeast China, who were deeply troubled by natural disasters and man-made disasters. In the late Qing Dynasty, the tide of breaking through the Eastern Pass made the Hui population in Heilongjiang grow rapidly. Since the signing of the unequal Treaty of Aihui between China and Russia in 1858, it lasted until the Anti-Russian War of the Northeast people in 1900. The Hui people in Heilongjiang and the brotherly nationalities in Northeast China shoulder the mission of fighting against foreign enemies together. From their early participation in the local brave regiment training to their later cooperation with the Qing Army and the Boxer Regiment in fighting against the heroic Russian invaders, they show the national character and strong sense of responsibility of the Hui people in Heilongjiang who are fearless of violence and dare to fight. Ma Liuzhou (1862-1917), a patriotic Hui official, was outstanding in the struggle against the invasion of Russia and safeguarding the sovereignty of the country. After the Boxer Rebellion, Russia continued to illegally occupy the mineral resources of Heilongjiang, and Ma Liuzhou was ordered to fight for it. After Ma Liuzhou recovered the mining right of Dulu River Gold Mine in 1905, he started mountain Guanyin mining right again. But the recovery of mining rights in Mountain Guanyin is more complicated, and the Russians always find various excuses to refuse to negotiate. After the